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MASSACHUSETTS v. MEEHAN, 1980 — 445 U.S. 39 · caselaw · US
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MASSACHUSETTS v. MEEHAN
445 U.S. 3963 L. Ed. 2d 185·Supreme Court of the United States·1980
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Opinion
MASSACHUSETTS v. MEEHAN
No. 78-1874.
Argued January 9, 1980
Decided February 26, 1980
Barbara A. H. Smith, Assistant Attorney General of Massachusetts, argued the cause for petitioner. With her on the briefs were Francis X. Bellotti, Attorney General, and Stephen R. Delinsky, Assistant Attorney General.
David A. Mills argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Walter J. Hurley.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam.]
Per Curiam.
The writ of certiorari is dismissed as improvidently granted.